Did you know children in Louisiana don't have any language before they go to school? Striking example of how "X-lingual" often exclusively refers to academically acquired languages and disregards the rest - even English in this case. Happy to see that multilingualism is valued and advertised though.
Some interesting 'welcome' multilingualism on this multicultural church sign in Seoul. Has me wondering about church signs and church language policy more broadly in Korea and beyond . . . A part of the #LinguisticLandscape of course!
Update. Sorry I didn't see this sooner. Yesterday #COARA#multilingualism#assessment […]
It’s Multilingualism Day, and one of my favorite facts about Switzerland is that it has not less than *four* official languages: German, French, Italian, and Rumansh (with the latter spoken by only ≈60k inhabitants! Chacun parle sa langue: 39% of the Swiss uses multiple languages at work polisky
From 🇵🇹 to 🇸🇪, From 🇭🇷 to 🇳🇱, whatever your language is, Happy European Day of Languages! On #EDLangs, it is worth remembering that one of the 🇪🇺 EU's founding principles is multilingualism. We are home to 24 official languages and over 60 regional or minority languages. Every language is unique ♾️
2/7 Specifically, studies confirm that learning languages is a smart investment in your brain! Multilingualism delays dementia and Alzheimer’s, keeping your mind sharp as you age. Boost your cognitive health long-term! #CognitiveHealth#Multilingual
Mainstreaming Multilingualism; Muriel Ortiz shares the power of the equitable multi-tiered system of supports in core instruction for all learners www.languagemagazine...
Side view of little children jumping together in a row while looking their bright future. Happy little boys and smiling cute girls making friends and having fun together at park. Cheerful multiethnic kids enjoying summertime and embracing in outdoor park at sunset during summer camp. As ever, an influx of diverse learners is entering the K–12 system, and the urgency of strengthening equity in education for culturally and linguistically diverse learners cannot be overstated. It is not a “nice to have” approach but a necessity for our educational systems. Equity in education means that each student is afforded the resources
Update. The new issue of the Journal of Electronic Publishing (Vol 27, No 1) is devoted to Multilingual Publishing and Scholarship. https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/jep/issue/262/info/#Multilingualism#MultilingualResearch
Another deaf scholar joins Mastodon from Twitter. Welcome here, @annelieskusters. Let's make this place your new home! Let’s give her a warm welcome here, and lots of boosts and likes and follows. And suggestions of accounts for her to follow […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
